The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-02
A STIRRING ROMANCE.
A WOMAN DIVORCED FROM HER
FIRST HUSBAND
MarIies Again-Her First Love
Returns and She Elopes
With Him.

NASHVILLE, TENN, May 1.-About
the LIST OF March there appea ed here
q middle aged man OF possessing
Appearance and elegant manners, who
z ive his name as Davis and his occu-
patton as that of music teacher. He
allied himself with the Watkins Park
Methodist Church, and everything
flourished with him. However, this
new conner showed himself not averse
to borrowing, and, in TACT, as proof
now goes to snow, hardly ever let pass
by an opportunity to secure oan
From several prominent gentlemen he
received nice amounts. Thursday
night Mr.. Davis disappeared, which
occasioned considerable remark, and
on the same day on which Davis
took his departure the wife OF
MrlW. M. Petty, a gentleman living
ia South Nashville, also disappeared.
1t is now revealed that the two went
together. The music teachers real
name was not Davis, but A. B. b.
hanan. Years ago he was a Cumber-
land Presbyterian preacher. He mar
ried, while wearing the clerical robes,
Mics Ella Rose, daughter of E. I. Rose,
of this city. For years they lived to-
gethsr in Wilson county. But the
charge of obtaining money under false
preteDses arising against him, lie took
his wife AID one child, boy named
Charley, up to Logansport, Ind. There
she obtained a divorce from him and
subsequently came back to Nashville.
That was eight years since. Three
years ago Mr.. W. M. Petty, who is in
business on Broadway, met the lady,
still young and attractive, and married
her, and up till the unexpected turn
of affairs have lived in harmony and
happiness, never hearing of Bohanan
and rarely abiding to him. About
six weeks ago. "said the deserted hus-
band" in relating the etory, II came
home one evening aud my wife told
me that Bohanan had been at the
house. told her / didn't want him
to be making visits to her, but she
said he came to zee Charlie,
his and my wife's 10 year
old boy. / told Ella that the
man came with no good intention and
asked her not to see him any more,
bat In spite OF my wishes, he went to
see her thrse times after that. Thurs
day morning l left her as usual, with
a kiss, aud went to my work. On re-
turning that night I found the house
locked and after getting in found a
note which said she tad become CON-
WINGED Til according 10 Scripture, she
WAS committing adultery in living
with me, having another husba I'd
living, and she did not want to g TO
torment and dag me with her. She
also said that she didn't think we had
ever loved each other, as man and
wife should, aud wound up by saying
tina. che was going TO take Charlie and
90 off. / can't believe she has goOe
of with BohaDan, though know, Of
course, he is at the bottom OF the
whole thing. When he came here
and saw US happy snd prosperous, 6
feeling of revenge for her leaving hin
took poss essiou Of him, / think, aDt
he determined to blight her life. Ny
wife's father says he thinks she hal
gone to Kentucky"
A letter received today by MIS-
Robert M. Pettey from the missing
woman states that she was led Il
flight by the advice OF three preachers
who had advised her that she was do
ing wrong. The facts all point, how
ever, to her having gone with he
former husband.